Speculation has been surrounding Joe-Warren Plant and his girlfriend Nicole Hadlow after it was reported that his Dancing on Ice training with partner Vanessa Bauer was taking a toll on their relationship.
Last week, Nicole, who has been dating the Emmerdale star for three years, deleted all of her recent snaps of the couple on Instagram.
To make matters worse a friend has claimed, "Joe and Nicole’s relationship has come under strain because of the amount of time he was spending with Vanessa on the ice."
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Gaynor Faye, 2006
Emmerdale actress Gaynor Faye won the first ever series of Dancing On Ice alongside her professional ice skating partner Daniel Whiston, under the watchful eye of judges Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Karen Kresge.
Kyran Bracken, 2007
Rugby player Kyran Bracken won the show - and the hearts of viewers - in the second series. Beating Clare Buckfield in the final showdown, Kyran won with his professional partner Melanie Lambert.
Suzanne Shaw, 2008
Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw won the 2008 series with professional ice skater Matt Evers. Both of their final performances scored a perfect 30/30, which was the first time that had happened on the show, beating runner-up Chris Fountain.
Ray Quinn, 2009
The X Factor star-turned-Broadway star Ray Quinn won the show in 2009 alongside his professional partner Maria Filippov. The couple beat out journalist Donal MacIntyre and his partner Florentine Houdinière with their final performance. He also won the returners' series in 2014.
Hayley Tamaddon, 2010
Sam Attwater, 2011
EastEnders' actor Sam Attwater won the coveted prize of first place in 2011 wth his partner Brianne Delcourt, beating TV presenter Laura Hamilton. The pair also returned for the 2014 series, but finished fourth.
Matthew Wolfenden, 2012
Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden won the 2012 series with his professional ice skating partner Nina Ulanova, beating fellow soap star Jorgie Porter to the top. This was also the year that Louie Spence joined the judging panel, if you remember...
Beth Tweddle, 2013
Olympic champion gymnast Beth Tweddle won the 2013 series alongside her partner Daniel Whiston in his THIRD win on the show. She beat out EastEnders actor Matt Lapinskas and his partner Brianne Delcourt, and came third in the 2014 returners' series with Łukasz Różycki.
Jake Quickenden, 2018
The X Factor and I'm A Celeb! runner-up Jake Quickenden finally won a reality show when he took part in Dancing On Ice in 2018 with his professional partner Vanessa Bauer, beating Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent - and she was NOT happy.
James Jordan, 2019
James Jordan and Alexandra Schauman won 2019's trophy despite some fierce competition from Love Island's Wes Nelson and his partner, last year's winning professional Vanessa Bauer.Judges called their rendition of the famous Bolero "the best the show had ever seen" despite the first dance of the final failing to top the leader board. Early on in the 2019 competition, James was criticized for having an unfair advantage over the other contestants because of his extensive dancing experience.
Joe Swash, 2020
Joe Swash and Alex Murphy took home the 2020 trophy, despite Diversity's Peri Kiely being the bookies favourite since the beginning of the competition.However, it wasn't all plain sailing for Joe throughout the competition. Not only did he find himself at the bottom of the leaderboard in week three and have an ear infection, he also had to swap professional dance partners after Alexandra Schauman fell and injured herself during rehearsals, forcing her to drop out of the show.
They continued, "They’ve been rowing a lot so decided earlier this month it was best Joe move out. It wasn’t what he wanted and it’s been really hard on him but his dedication to the show has put their romance under pressure."
The friend, who spoke to The Sun, added, "Joe’s keen to see if over the Christmas break he can work things out with Nicole."
The publication reported that Joe had been spending "hours" on the ice, but that he is "mad" for Nicole.
"It’s not looking too hopeful at the moment," added the insider.
Joe is now staying with his mum in Blackpool.
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Professional skater Vanessa hasn't had it easy during her time on Dancing On Ice.
In 2018, after winning the competition, Vanessa's partner Jake Quickenden called off his engagement to fiancé Danielle Fogarty. However, Vanessa made it clear she had nothing to do with their break up.
And last year, when she was partnered with former Love Islander Wes Nelson, his relationship with Megan Barton Hanson ended shortly after Megan threw shade at Vanessa on Instagram.
However Megan then spoke out and denied Vanessa being related to their split.